arillso.system.environment_files lookup – returns a curated files list

Note

This lookup plugin is part of the arillso.system collection (version 1.0.5).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install arillso.system.

To use it in a playbook, specify: arillso.system.environment_files.

Synopsis

  • Takes a files list and returns it curated.

Terms

Parameter

Comments

Terms

string / required

First item is the list of files, second is the patterns dict.

Examples

# Example usage in a playbook
- name: Curate files based on patterns
  debug:
    msg: "{{ lookup('arillso.system.environment_files', files_list, patterns_dict) }}"

Return Value

Key

Description

Return value

list / elements=dictionary

A curated list of files matching the patterns.

Returned: success

Authors

  • arillso (@arillso)